A wedding invitation card from 1933 written in Urdu goes viral

• An 89-year-old Urdu wedding invitation from Delhi went viral.
• Sonya Battle shared her family history.
• The card had Sonya Battle’s grandfather’s son’s wedding invitation.

An 89-year-old Urdu wedding invitation from Delhi went viral for its simplicity, calligraphy, and vintage feel. Sonya Battla, from Karachi, tweeted her family history last week. It’s since gotten over 700,000 views online.

Her caption read,  “My grandparents’ wedding invitation around #1933 #Delhi”

My grandparents’ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi pic.twitter.com/WRcHQQULUX

— Sonya Battla (@SonyaBattla2) December 30, 2022

The coffee-brown card had Sonya Battla’s great grandfather’s son’s wedding invitation.

The invitation card read: “I praise and pay gratitude to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). I am thankful to Allah Almighty for this blessed time. Wedding of my son, Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf is scheduled on 23 April 1933/27 Zil-Hajj 1351 on Sunday.”

Groom father said, “I welcome you to come to my house on Qasim Jaan Street, and then accompany us to the house of the Bride in Kishan Ganj Locality, to participate in the nikkah and enjoy dinner. Walima is on the 24th of April, 1933/28th of Zil-Hajj 1351. Come to my house at 10 a.m. to become a part of the walima and make me grateful.”

It also mentioned, “The baraat will leave at 11:30, and he appreciates punctuality.”

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